By Aran Dhillon, Local Democracy Reporter
Labour MP Charlotte Nichols LABOUR S Warrington North MP Charlotte Nichols says it is ‘too early’ to draw any major conclusions from the council elections after her party’s Town Hall majority was cut. The Conservatives made big gains at the ballot box as Labour retained control of the council despite losing seven seats – including a number of high-profile casualties. Both of the town’s MPs, who won their seats in the 2019 general election, were at the borough council election count on Saturday. Ms Nichols said: “Disappointingly, we lost the Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft ward.
Louis Groarke, chief executive, Atticus Burnett, director or democracy and intelligence, and Reece Connell, assistant chief executive Votes are being cast to elect an ambitious team of young people in Warrington, who will work together to establish change. The newly-chosen team of eight youth electives will represent the north and south of the town and raise specific issues that are concerning people in their constituencies. The prospective candidates will strengthen the community and fulfil ambitions as well as bring a voice to those who struggle to be heard. Louis Groarke, chief executive of Warrington Youth Voice and chief youth officer for the town, said: “These youth elections will provide young people with a way of having their say.
Reece Connell A LYMM High School student has been appointed to a top role at Warrington Youth Voice. Reece Connell is the assistant chief youth officer for Warrington – giving him responsibility for ensuring that the pledges and priorities of Warrington Youth Voice are implemented on an operational basis. He will directly oversee five heads of departments covering areas such as economic regeneration, education, wellbeing, health, community, transport, environment and climate change. A former school council member at Lymm High School, Reece was also appointed as head of economic regeneration and is currently leading the planning of a large youth programme for the central 6 areas of Warrington.
The Climate Conference in February 2020, and inset, Louis Groarke A YEAR on from the very first Young People s Climate Conference in Warrington, the town now has a dedicated youth forum to combat climate change. Warrington Youth Voice held the first Climate Conference in February 2020, and members have since worked hard on a variety of environmental projects. More than 10 schools attended the conference last year and pupils shared ideas about how they could reduce their carbon footprint and make their schools more environmentally friendly. Warrington now has a Climate Emergency Youth Forum, which feeds directly into the Warrington Borough Council Climate Emergency Commission.